Artist of the Week - Makenna Buchholz is a 7th grade student in Art. Makenna has been doing a great job! Featured is her scratch art etching which measures 11" x 8.5". Her wolf design has nice contrast, making it pop off the page. Students were required to put symbols about themself inside their etching. Makenna also did this well. Makenna has been enjoying art and has even come in after school to learn how to use the potter's wheel.
October 14-17, 2025, Tri-County students celebrated National School Lunch Week. The fun and creative campaign theme, “Taste The World: Your School Lunch Passport,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom.
Students had a busy week of traveling the world through their school lunches. Tuesday we landed in Sweden and tried Swedish Meatballs served over noodles, then on Wednesday we traveled to Mexico and enjoyed Walking Tacos. Thursday we traveled to China and the students enjoyed the very popular Orange Chicken with Lo Mein Noodles. Friday we ended our World Travels in Italy and enjoyed Cheese Pizza with Breadsticks. Thank-You for allowing the Food Services team to take you around the world and try some new foods this past week, we hope you enjoyed sampling some new cuisines.
When your retired SRO becomes one of greatest additions to your school family as a teacher's aide! Thank you to Kevin Fenske, for going above and beyond each day to support our students! Congrats to Mr. Robinson's 4th grade class for racking up enough "Excellent" points in specials classes to pie Mr. Fenske!
4k isn’t just for four year olds, it’s for grow-ups too! 4k students enjoyed showing their grown-ups the best things about 4K this morning. Making pattern cereal bracelets, building Mat man scarecrows, and learning through play. “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of the parents.” Jane D. Hull
A BIG THANK YOU to our Plainfield Fire Department and Coloma Station 2 Fire Dept for coming to teach us about Fire Safety! The students always enjoy these visits each year! More photos shared on our TC Nation Facebook page!
Today Ms. Woyak and Ms. Rink took Ms. Woyak's MSTC English Composition I class to the UWSP campus for a day of research. This is an annual fall field trip for this class where students get further instruction on using research databases from Mr. Dave Dettman, an associate professor of Library Instruction and Assessment Librarian, and students get to experience a day on a college campus. Thank you Mr. Dettman for a successful field trip!
Tonight the MS and HS cross country teams traveled to Rosholt for the Central Wisconsin Conference Meet. It was a beautiful autumn evening! Everyone ran very well, and three of our four MS runners set new PRs (personal records) on the 2 mile course. Taylor Dahl set a new PR by 1 minute 45.04 seconds. Aleeyah Caldwell set one by 24.39 seconds. Adriannah Caldwell set a new PR by 29.69 seconds. Great job everyone and well done on an awesome MS cross country season! Everyone ran well!
In the 3.1 mile HS race Wyatt Howard set a new PR (personal record) by 6.27 seconds and now has a PR of 21 minutes 29.13 seconds. Congratulations Wyatt and team! The HS team will travel to Manitowoc Lutheran next Saturday, October 25th for their Division III Sectional Meet. Keep up the great work Penguins!
Thanks to our bus driver Mr. Peck, and all our fans who came out to support us this evening! We greatly appreciate you!
Shout out to the TC Band for rockin' it and keeping the TC beat!
📢 Playoff Announcement! Let's Go, Penguins! ⚽
Get ready for some thrilling playoff action! Our Penguin Soccer Team is hosting Regional Level 1 match!
Come out and cheer them on as they take on Coulee Christian Tuesday, October 21st, at 4:00 PM!
📍 Location: Wisconsin Rapids Sports Complex 1801 16th Street South Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
🎟️ Admission: Tickets are $6.00 for everyone ages 5 and up, payable at the gate or pre-sale online on Hudl Fan or scan the QR code!
Show up, wear your school colors, and be the loud support our team deserves! Let's pack the stands and cheer them to victory!
📢🏈 It's PLAYOFF TIME! 🐧
Get ready to roar, Tri-County! Our Tri-County Penguins are hitting the field for the high school football playoffs, and we need the entire community there to cheer them on to victory!
Join us this Saturday, October 18, at 1:00 PM as the Penguins take on the Hurley Northstars!
Gates Open: Noon! Come early to grab the best seats and soak up the atmosphere! Tickets can be purchased in advance online with the QR code or paid with cash at the gate. $6.00 for 5 and over.
Let's show the Northstars what Tri-County spirit looks like! Wear your black, white and red and bring your loudest voice, and let's make this field an absolute sea of support for our team! (Please no horns, bells or noisemakers of any kind).
See you Saturday! GO PENGUINS! 📣🎉
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Haunted Corn Maze
Waushara Cty Fall Event for 6-8 Grades @ Flyte's Fieldstones
2 pm-7 pm
Tues, Oct. 28th
Students will be bussed from TC but must have their own ride home by 7 pm sharp! Flyte's Fieldstones is located on Hwy 21 E of Coloma
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Middle School Football has wrapped up for the year. Great job to everyone involved - TC Proud!
Thank you to Gary and Liz Wysocki for the generous donation to our elementary music program that provided these wonderful instruments. These First Graders were so excited to try them out. The instruments will be used for many years. Thank you.
Artist of the Week - MacKenzie Smith is a sophomore student in Fired Up art class. MacKenzie did an excellent job on her metal jewelry piece. She came up with her design - one of her favorite characters. She then sawed it out of metal with a jeweler's saw, filed it, sanded it and buffed it. MacKenzie then picked out a necklace chain and added the fasteners to complete her stunning piece. The photo does not do this work of art justice! It shines like a store bought professional jewelry piece. Great work!
Check out the fun at HoCo 2025 Wig Snatch yesterday!
Iron Man HoCo 2025 Championships TODAY! Seniors against Juniors. Let's go guys! TC Proud!!!
Powder Puff HoCo 2025 Championships TODAY! Juniors against Sophomores. Let's go ladies! TC Proud!!!
We celebrated our senior volleyball players this week! Thank you Seniors!
Today students and staff at Tri-County participated in the Great Apple Crunch! They enjoyed locally sourced apples from Decker Family Farms. The Great Apple Crunch is an annual October event that promotes local food purchasing and encourages healthy eating during National Farm to School Month. For this simple event, schools, organizations, and households across Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest region commit to crunch into local apples in October. Last year, nearly two million participants crunched into locally grown apples across the Midwest region. The Great Apple Crunch is celebrated across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, and Ohio.
One of the Crunch’s main goals is to celebrate seasonal foods and to generate excitement around local foods and agriculture. The event highlights farm-to-school, increases appetites for regionally and locally grown produce, and supports Wisconsin apple growers. The Crunch encourages Wisconsin schools and other institutions to increase local options in cafeterias, keeping local dollars in the community and benefiting local apple producers.
